Questions of Travel
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Questions of Travel is a 1965 poetry collection by Elizabeth Bishop that explores themes of travel, place, and perception through her characteristically precise and observant verse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Questions of Travel canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
Arrival at Santos
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Brazil, January 1, 1502 ⓘ Electrical Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuelzinho NERFINISHED ⓘ Questions of Travel (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ Song for the Rainy Season NERFINISHED ⓘ The Armadillo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Burglar of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gentleman of Shalott NERFINISHED ⓘ The Riverman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shampoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| followsWork | Poems: North & South—A Cold Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
formal verse
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free verse ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
displacement
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exile ⓘ foreignness ⓘ identity ⓘ landscape ⓘ memory ⓘ observation ⓘ perception ⓘ place ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elizabeth Bishop's experiences in Brazil
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Elizabeth Bishop's travels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernist poetry ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Elizabeth Bishop's middle period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesWork | Geography III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingIncludes |
Brazil
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Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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poetry seminars ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
formal control
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ironic tone ⓘ narrative elements ⓘ observant detail ⓘ precise imagery ⓘ |
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